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Condon medals at state cross country

FORT DODGE – After three consecutive trips to the Iowa High School Cross Country Championships, Union runner Millie Condon returned home this year with something new – a top-15 medal. “Millie ran a really smart race on Saturday,” Union head coach Justin Parson told the Telegraph via ...

Dons block Redhawks in regional final, 3-0

VINTON – Last Wednesday night was familiar, yet unfamiliar territory for North Tama volleyball. The Don Bosco team across the net was one all-too-familiar to the Redhawks, and when it came to playing on a big stage, the Dons’ experience trumped North Tama’s youth once more this ...

Knights face defending state champs to end postseason

VAN METER – The underdog Knights were taken down by some very big dogs last Friday. After defying the odds and beating No. 1 seed Waukon in the first round of the Iowa high school football playoffs on Oct. 20, Union advanced to the Round of 16, traveling to Dallas County where they faced ...

Union volleyball earns return trip to the state tournament

LA PORTE CITY – For the second year running, the Union Knights volleyball team is state tournament-bound! Last week Tuesday, Oct. 24 in La Porte City, the Knights beat the West Delaware Hawks 3-1 (25-16, 27-25, 25-27, 25-22) for both the Class 3A Region 5 championship and a back-to-back, ...

Union upsets No. 1 seed Waukon to advance to postseason second round

WAUKON – The No. 4 seed Union Knights became the talk of many Iowa high school football circles last Friday night after emerging victorious from the first round of the 2A playoffs by upsetting, 21-7, the favored winners, No. 1 seed Waukon. “So many analysts talk about the importance of ...

Condon qualifies for state cross country

MONTICELLO — Union cross country runner Amilia ‘Millie’ Condon qualified as an individual for this Saturday’s 2A state cross country race by taking second last week Thursday during the district qualifying meet held in Monticello. After leading for much of the race on Thursday, ...

Knights roll through regionals

LA PORTE CITY – Knights volleyball rolled through the first and second rounds of 3A regionals last week in front of a hometown crowd by sweeping Iowa Falls-Alden, 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-9) on Tuesday, followed by Roland-Story, 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-22) on Thursday. The pair of wins ...

Future looks bright for Redhawk volleyball!

TRAER — As the fifth-ranked North Tama varsity volleyball team closed out the regular season last weekend by hosting the Iowa Star Conference tournament and began the postseason last night (handily beating the Keota Eagles 3-0 to move on to the semifinal round against Central City next ...

Knights take Knoxville title to end regular season

Knoxville — The Knights (35-11) traveled to Knoxville last Saturday for one final volleyball tournament to end their regular season where they knocked down five teams in succession to secure the tournament title including 1A No. 3 Holy Trinity Catholic, 2-0 in pool play, and 4A No. 3 (now ...

Redhawks v. Warhawks rescheduled to Friday, Oct. 20 due to weather

TRAER – Following an initial delay due to lightning, the Redhawks’ final game of the season against non-district competitor North Mahaska (2-5) was eventually canceled last Friday as rain continued to soak an already waterlogged Dennis Field. With neither team making the playoffs this ...